EDTA-2Na Promotes the Formation of Linear Cross-linked PtCu to Enhance the Performance of Methanol Oxidation Reaction

Key Points

• The aim is to synthesize a linear cross-linked PtCu electrocatalyst that enhances performance in the methanol oxidation reaction.
• Synthesized the PtCu electrocatalyst using an EDTA-2Na-assisted one-step co-reduction method.
• Characterized the structure of the PtCu-LCN electrocatalyst to confirm its formation.
• Evaluated the electrocatalytic performance in methanol oxidation.
• The synthesized PtCu-LCN structure exhibited significant improvements in catalytic activity.
• The performance in methanol oxidation was notably superior compared to traditional electrocatalysts.